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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-10700F outperforms the cheaper Core i5-9500 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-9500 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-10700F is 559 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-9500.
Advantages of Intel Core i7-10700F
- Performs up to 3% better in Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i5-9500 - 111 vs 108 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9500 - 16 vs 6 threads
Advantages of Intel Core i5-9500
- Up to 32% cheaper than Core i7-10700F - £148.88 vs £217.41
- Up to 30% better value when playing Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 than Core i7-10700F - £1.38 vs £1.96 per FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while Intel Core i7-10700F doesn't have integrated graphics
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
FPS
111
100%
Value, £/FPS
£1.96/FPS
70%
Price, £
£217.41
68%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i7-10700F
Buy for £217.41 on Amazon
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Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
108
97%
Value, £/FPS
£1.38/FPS
100%
Price, £
£148.88
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-9500 Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.GHz LGA1151 300 Series 65W (BX80684I59500)
Buy for £148.88 on Amazon
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Updated 149 minutes ago
TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i7-10700F
Desktop • Apr 30th, 2020
Core i5-9500
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i7-10700F | vs | Intel Core i5-9500 |
|---|---|---|
Apr 30th, 2020 | Release Date | Oct 19th, 2018 |
| Core i7 | Collection | Core i5 |
| Comet Lake | Codename | Coffee Lake |
| Intel Socket 1200 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
8 | Cores | 6 |
16 | Threads | 6 |
| 2.9 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.0 GHz |
4.8 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.4 GHz |
| 65 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 29.0x | Multiplier | 30.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | UHD 630 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Core i7-10700F or Core i5-9500
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
59 FPS
£14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£849.95
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59 FPS
£14.41/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£849.95
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59 FPS
£14.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£869.95
In Stock
66 FPS
£13.64/FPS
GeForce RTX 3070
Core i7-10700F
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£899.95
In Stock
66 FPS
£14.77/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£974.95
In Stock
59 FPS
£14.66/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£864.95
In Stock
66 FPS
£15.53/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,024.95
In Stock
54 FPS
£15.74/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, N/A Storage
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£849.95
In Stock
66 FPS
£16.89/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,114.95
In Stock
66 FPS
£17.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 8 GB
Core i7-10700F
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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£1,124.95
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